Example Sentences

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The change, Melissa Mohr says, is partly explained by the decline in religion and the transition from a feudalist to a capitalist society, during which oaths to God expressing loyalty were replaced with commercial contracts.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

It’s a sentiment Mr. Musk, with his feudalist metaphor, appears to share.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Davis suggests that the Seven Kingdoms needs to abandon its feudalist structures – and fast.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2016

Miller’s legacy is the destruction of the lordly, feudalist mindset summed up in Kuhn’s pitiful plea and the consequent enrichment of the players.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2012

Had I been born in a feudalist society, I would have attempted to batter myself into the nobility.

From Mercenary by Birmingham, Lloyd